Aon Hewitt

Companies Get Stingier on Dependent Health Coverage
Human Capital & Careers

Companies Get Stingier on Dependent Health Coverage

They're reducing dependent subsidies, eliminating coverage for some spouses and ditching 'family' plans in favor of per-person pricing.
By David McCann | September 12, 2014
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Pay for Performance Comes of Age
Risk & Compliance

Pay for Performance Comes of Age

2014 is proving to be a banner year in the long evolution of the pay-for-performance movement.
By David McCann | August 8, 2014
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Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges
Human Capital & Careers

Employees Seek Cost Savings from Private Health Insurance Exchanges

Exchange participants can either 'buy up' or 'buy down' compared with their previous coverage, but most do the latter rather than opt for better insurance.
By David McCann | March 6, 2014
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401(k)s: Time For a Checkup
The Economy

401(k)s: Time For a Checkup

Make sure your company’s 401(k) plan enables employees to secure a healthy retirement.
By Edward Teach | December 3, 2013
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Private Health-Exchange Market Consolidates
Technology

Private Health-Exchange Market Consolidates

Towers Watson expands its exchange business into the midsized and small markets with its purchase of Liazon, a major player in the space.
By David McCann | November 22, 2013
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Sponsors Juice Up 401(k) Plans
The Economy

Sponsors Juice Up 401(k) Plans

Companies are responding to the retirement crisis by beefing up their defined contribution plans, new research suggests.
By David McCann | November 20, 2013
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Midsize Companies Move to Private Health Exchanges
People

Midsize Companies Move to Private Health Exchanges

Mercer announces 33 new users for its active-employee exchange product, most with between 100 and 3,000 employees.
By David McCann | October 15, 2013
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Aon Hewitt Scores 15 Big Private-Exchange Clients
Human Capital & Careers

Aon Hewitt Scores 15 Big Private-Exchange Clients

It could be the validation that this emerging mode of delivering employee health benefits needs to really take off.
By David McCann | September 18, 2013
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A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange
Human Capital & Careers

A One-of-a-Kind Private Exchange

Or is Buck Consultants’ “exchange” not really an exchange at all but rather a collection of health-benefits services wrapped in that label? Does it matter?
By David McCann | August 12, 2013
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Private Exchange Wars
Human Capital & Careers

Private Exchange Wars

The rhetoric is heated and getting hotter all the time in the emerging field of private health-benefits insurance exchanges. Where does the real truth lie?
By David McCann | August 1, 2013
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Big Companies Eye Private Health-Benefits Exchanges
Human Capital & Careers

Big Companies Eye Private Health-Benefits Exchanges

To date the online portals have mostly served small corporate customers, but it looks like that may soon be changing.
By David McCann | July 30, 2013
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Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: How Costly?
Tax

Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: How Costly?

Many companies will see modest new benefits-related costs as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
By David McCann | June 26, 2013
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With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices
Human Capital & Careers

With Private Exchanges, Workers Dump Old Health-care Choices

Almost four in five employees at the three customers of Aon Hewitt’s new private exchange chose a different kind of plan than they had used previously. More opted for a less-costly plan than one with better benefits.
By David McCann | March 18, 2013
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A New Private Health Exchange, with a Twist
Human Capital & Careers

A New Private Health Exchange, with a Twist

Buck Consultants jumps into the game with an exchange for which insurance carriers compete in each geographic area to be the sole provider there.
By David McCann | March 4, 2013
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Weighty Delusion Could Hike Health Costs
Human Capital & Careers

Weighty Delusion Could Hike Health Costs

Most employees think they are in good health, but more than half of them are wrong.
By David McCann | February 7, 2013
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